Decrepit House Writing

Submitted by: Riviera Cianflone and Bailey Englot

This lesson began with students using a directed drawing tutorial to draw a spooky, or decrepit, house. They then wrote their own real estate listing to attempt to “sell” their spooky house. Students were creative in their word choices to make their houses more appealing to a potential buyer. They spent lots of time finding “juicy” words to help enhance the effect of their writing. This activity highlighted various art skills like using fine lines, shading, contrast and outlining. This activity was a wonderful addition to the Halloween spirit of the season.